Turning the clocks back one hour is also a sign that the winter season and stormy weather are on the way.

As a result, safety officials suggest doing a check around the home and changing your smoke alarm batteries.

“In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have working batteries,” says John Percy with Waterloo Fire Rescue. “Once a year, old batteries should be replaced with new batteries.”

Homeowners are reminded to:

Install one smoke alarm per floor and outside sleeping areas.

Never remove a smoke alarm from the ceiling due to a nuisance alarm.

Install fresh batteries in all smoke and CO alarms at least annually.

Replace smoke alarms older than 10 years old.

Practice a home fire Escape Plan together with the family.

Since the late 1960's Saskatchewan has not observed Daylight Time and remains on Standard Time all year round.